Why You Shouldn't Wear Barefoot Sandals

[@Uprighthealth]

What minimalist shoes do you use when walking around nails? Drop me a comment!👇

[@robertrichard6107]

I like my Crocs from Mexico, thicker sole, no side slipping, use in bathtub too for showers, good around house for protection from stubbing toes.

[@patriciavarga4204]

Definitely a tied sneaker

[@GuruMN]

I like the indestructible shoes when working around construction sites, they have breathable running shoe that I bought that have a steel sole plate and a steel toe. .. but if I'm not at a construction site I usually wear sandals because I hate wearing socks because my feet sweat and sandals are more comfortable than sweaty socks. I wish I could stop foot sweat because wet socks are unbearable.

[@gonndirwas9605]

Wearing Leguanos, which is a German barefoot brand. These shoes don’t even let broken glass through the sole.

[@Chebva]

Steel soled flip flops. JK

[@missjmc512]

The title of this video should’ve been “when you shouldn’t wear barefoot sandals” and not “why” :( Felt like this was a clickbait title for the purpose of this video because the title led me to believe you were going to cover scientific reasons to not wear barefoot sandals

[@BL33D1NG1NS1D31]

It was clickbait hahaha but there is no reason to not wear barefoot shoes.

[@0938890Erol]

It's pretty obvious that you shouldn't wear these kind of footwear during the mentioned activities.. never knew people needed a video like this for stating the obvious..

[@Mia15239]

Totally agree. Leaves bad taste. Hate disgusting manipulative tactics. Ugh.

[@nicolasm400]

click baiting is indeed a really a poor, coward practice!

[@FrenchSissoko]

Yup. Speeded through this wtf time wasting video

[@potts7976]

My husband always wears shoes in the house. I wear barefoot type shoes outdoors but always go barefoot inside the house. That means I'm the one to find the cat barf on my way to the washroom at night. They're not even my cats.

[@janicef1280]

Nothing worse than stepping into barf. Especially when half asleep. I also walk around barefoot.

[@lizj5740]

Reminds me of one morning finding a squashed flat gecko in the hall between my bedroom and the bathroom. I'm pretty sure I'm the one who squashed him but I didn't realize it at the time (thank goodness).

[@live_troublemaker]

@@janicef1280 Yes there is. Stepping in it, then slipping, then falling down

[@janicef1280]

@@live_troublemaker Yes, that would be worse!

[@janicef1280]

@@lizj5740 I think the worse thing I ever stepped on was a slug, in the bathroom. The place was horrible.

[@radicallyforjesus]

My daughter had a pair of boots on last summer and was walking around our home with our neighbor. Somewhere around our back deck, her foot found an upright rusty nail. It pierced the boot and still went into her foot. Sometimes even with boots you still get into trouble, unfortunately. Ironically, half of the time she would walk barefoot outside and I had been telling her to use shoes to protect her feet. Go figure. LOL

[@dancan6622]

Had she been barefoot she would have felt the nail before comiting her full weight on it and sustained a minor injury instead of a major one

[@thatsusguy1]

@@dancan6622 You can't be serious lol. Had she been barefoot the nail would've gone even further into her foot and it would be a way worse injury.

[@dancan6622]

@@thatsusguy1 It has been my experience that the only way to prevent nail penatration is by wearing safety steal sole boots. Anything less only gives a false sense of security. Being barefoot you are naturaly much more careful of where you step and if you do happen to step on a nail you will feel it immediately and readjust. If the nail is on the tough parts of your sole (only barefooters have those) nothing will happen but if it happens to contact soft tissue you will get a shallow puncture or scratch. with shoes on you will not feel the nail and keep putting pressure on until you have totally committed your step and the nail pierces the sole of the shoe. That force and momentum will give you no chance to readjust when you finally feel the nail and it will penatrate fully into your foot

[@thatsusguy1]

@@dancan6622 Just because your barefoot doesn't mean you will have total awareness of where you are and you are still very likely to commit all of your body weight down onto a nail. Also the callus of your feet are nowhere near strong enough to protect you from nails. Standard shoes do provide protection as they can stop nails from going in as far or block nails from going in all together.

[@dancan6622]

@@thatsusguy1 sounds like you had bad experiences stepping on nails while barefoot. For me , so far so good but if shoes offer such a great protection why do so many people puncture there foot while wearing them

[@markj.a351]

Holy clickbait. Thought this was going to be some sound advice for specific foot issues etc. Maybe don't leave nails lying around the floor while working?

[@mariebarger8631]

Vibram Five Fingers is my choice. No stories for me, but hubby who does not share the same enthusiasm for minimalist shoes and wears Hokas with the huge heel and thick sole. Running in those Hokas during a window replacement with rain pouring down, summer weather in Florida, around to the inside got a roofing nail in his foot. Even with the thick sole nail still pierced the skin. He pulled it out and kept going.

[@Demon09-_-]

this is my experience also. before I went barefoot/minimalst shoes I stepped on a nail in a board as a kid and it had no issue going through my shoe. an extra 20mm of foam doesnt do much to a metal nail

[@Tribuneoftheplebs]

@@Demon09-_- its actually even better to step on it barefoot is my opinion. Your nerves will sense the nail much quicker compared to a dumb foot encased in rubber that wont feel it until its already past the boot sole and already embedded within your shoe. I dont think nails embedd themselves inside a persons barefoot at a normal walking pace. Our nerves are too quick and we would recoil in pain.

[@CoryDeVore]

When I was a kid I stepped on a nail sticking out of a board. It was a full length wood nail that was rusty and went all the way through! I was wearing normal old sneakers. Honestly most shoes can be dangerous if your in a place with hazards like that. Nowadays I'm a VERY happy Vivobarefoot shoe wearer. The only time I change to some other boots is when I am working around sharp objects. Not because I worry about my feet, but because those shoes are pricey and I don't want to ruin my nice soles! Haha.

[@matteoveneruz9096]

I had that happen to me wearing crocs!

[@RollTimeratYT]

Reminds me of the great songwriter and philosopher Jimmy Buffet--"Blew out my flipflop, stepped on a pop top, cut my heel, had to cruise on back home. . . ." I only wear minimalist shoes inside the house doing non-lethal activities--watching and commenting on KZbin.

[@ellenjampole1905]

I don't have barefoot shoes so no story (I go barefoot when possible). However, you made me laugh several times with your sense of humor. Thanks for the serious advice told in a lighthearted & upbeat manner.

[@jamesbrown1674]

Going barefoot just feels so natural .

[@sweetsue4204]

😄😄😄😄😄 Yes it does. Lol!

[@terriblepeople]

coworker of mine (who wears heavy work boots) stepped on a nail and it got embedded in his foot, had to get a toe removed. the moral of the story is paying attention is more important than what kind of footweear you have on. stupid clickbait title btw.

[@sazji]

Wow, the thing about laughing from pain reminded me of the time I was in an emergency room with a kidney stone. I was groaning and then laughing. The nurse said “I wish everyone could deal with pain that way!” I told her I wasn’t being positive, it’s just that my brain didn’t know how to react any more. With barefoot sandals, my feet do get sore after a while. When I take them off and still walk on cement, the pain goes away immediately. I’m not sure why.

[@GodfreyMann]

When I wear minimalist shoes in off road situations, I always use the metal insoles from Joe Nimble to protect them against sharp objects that may puncture the soles.

[@graphingwhale4585]

I don't think any horror movie has given me anxiety like this video. Suspense hitting my bones! Love the video. Thanks for sharing with us once again. You really are a great influence to the youtube fitness and health community :)

[@lafamillecarrington]

I stepped on a broken snail shell in the garden in bare feet. I'm fairly sure that there is still a bit of shell embedded in my foot, but I'm used to it now! Now I always wear my barefoot sandals in the garden.

[@noneya9944]

I pulled a muscle in the bottom of my foot a few years ago wearing my 5 fingers. I was at the lake and stepped funny over some rocks. Unfortunately my foot has not healed. Dose anyone have suggestions?

[@arturogranados1133]

“How stepping on a nail hurts.”-what the video should have been named

[@summrrain7]

The caucasian comment is incorrect. Family of 9 here and we never wear shoes in our home. Unfortunately nails also come through farm boots. Ouch! 🥺

[@Gizathecat2]

I have minimal shoes with rubber soles and a large toe boxes. I love them! I can wear them comfortably on light hikes (little kid friendly). They look like heck, but I want to keep my feet happy, not make pointless fashion statements!

[@lauribleu7558]

As a white child (counter to your generalization), we were never allowed to wear shoes in the house. I raised my sons the same way. I also have a very difficult time with an odd shoe size, so I went barefoot whenever I could. Even my teachers turned a blind eye to my bare feet. I still go barefoot whenever I can, inside and out. I have been lucky enough to never have injured my feet in a way like you describe. Although I think I did drop an X-acto knife that landed on a foot (they always land tip first) and once drove my foot into something sharp while sitting on the floor assembling furniture. My one-and-only pair of barefoot style of shoe I use strictly when the ground is too hot or too cold, and never indoors.

[@kimboosan]

Great advice but I'm commenting because I am SO EXCITED to find another human being who laughs when they get hurt. I always have, even as a child, and so many people have told me how weird I am. It's not like it feels good to get hurt (I'm not wired ~that~ way) but I just...laugh. I can't help it and I can't stop. Nice to know I'm not alone! ...now, pls explain to me why minimalist shoes are SO EXPENSIVE?!?!?!?

[@kathcares]

That's me, too, laughing to the point where I can't even manage to communicate that I'm hurt! As for the shoes, I would guess that materials that can be thin and not just disintegrate under the weight of an adult human would be pretty high tech.

[@brandonkoh8361]

Ive stepped on a thorn and had it go right through the sole of my running shoes and into my foot. Normal shoes arent that great protection either. If it can go through a minimalist shoe, its got a pretty good chance of going through a normal pair of shoes too.

[@squidlyminimalisim]

People seem to forget normal shoes r thick but theyre made of soft foam barefoot shoes are thin but are made of hard rubber to kevlar depending on the brand so in the end they even out

[@lizcademy4809]

I'm a relative newcomer to barefoot shoes (and I just ordered a pair of Drifters). I walk barefoot all the time in my home, and I have strong feet and arches, so getting used to barefoot shoes was no problem. I have a pair of Wildlings sneakers, and Angles ballet flats for the office. I do worry walking on a city sidewalk with broken glass. So far, so good.

[@simonvance8054]

Luna make some ultra thin sandals also Vibram five fingers road model are great for a barefoot feel but with basic protection.

[@lizcademy4809]

@@simonvance8054 I have incredibly wide feet, wider than many barefoot shoes. For city walking, I don't need huge amounts of protection, especially if I check the sidewalk and walk around things like broken glass. You can also find barefoot shoes with thin but very tough Vibram soles.

[@hogibunz834]

I have the same pair of shamma warriors and have put A LOT of miles on them. Underneath my heel where the sole use to be 6mm is more like 2mm. And I have had a couple times where sharp objects have (luckily in a minor way) poked into my foot. I 100% understand why you’re saying what you’re saying and agree with it.

[@lapindespices2806]

I'm used to be barefoot when making things at home, and I developped some habits, one of these being : "keep the business end of the tools close to the wall as possible." In particular the bit you left in the driller. This way if you accidentaly hit the saw with your pinky toes, it's likely to be the handle or the back of the blade in the worst case (or the main body of the tool in the case of the corddrill).

[@appl314]

I was raised on a farm. We always took shoes, boots, and sandals off in the porch before entering the house. All Caucasians, that I know, remove shoes at the door too. Just saying.....

[@Es_Elle]

I don't and I don't know anyone who does, except for a friend from South Korea. I got tired of having to keep taking off my shoes in her home, so I stopped visiting her home and we meet somewhere else. I don't know what's in somebody's carpet! Germs are carried in on more than just shoes, but yeah, if you worked on a farm or worked in other places that are high-dirt, that makes sense.

[@michelenichele294]

Well, I was not wearing sandals 🩴. But I was running gingerly barefoot on the beach, where the water meets the sand. So my feet would be cool and the sand is firm. All of a sudden I came to a complete agonising stop ✋🏻. I looked down and a huge construction 🚧 nail was sticking out through the middle of my foot. And I was stuck there. Upon closer observation (after nearly passing out) I realized there was a large wooden board that had become covered over with sand by the waves. So was invisible. And a giant nail was sticking out of it, just waiting for my foot to make rendezvous. Hubby helped me get my foot free. Then E.R. and tetanus shot 💉 No permanent damage 🤸🏼

[@r.duroucher225]

This is exactly the type of insane thing that people will do at home. If you were at work, you would never engage in a carpentry project without proper footwear and eye protection at the very least. But at home? At a friend's house? People don't take even the most minimal care. Part of my work in the occupational health and safety area and after seeing what I've seen, including situations that resulted in amputations, broken bones, one electrocution and more than one workplace fatalities, I can tell you there are good reasons for safety equipment. And there are never any good reasons to ignore basic safety equipment and procedures. Speaking for myself, I wear proper safety shoes, thick soles, steel shank and steel toes whenever I do anything like the project described. I also wear safety glasses whenever I use a hammer and certainly whenever I use power tools. I have various dust and mist masks as well that see lots of use. I don't get on a ladder to work at height without a fall arrest system. If you ask me why I would tell you that you don't want to know. Consider yourself not just lucky, but consider that the universe has sent you a message. Wear proper safety equipment.

[@Uprighthealth]

I had two jobs in warehouses about 20 years ago. Work involved driving order pickers around and getting boxes/parts/stuff from 20-40ft shelves. There were always guys who were proud of their bravery in unhooking from the safety harness to cross onto the shelving.... There was another young guy who would climb like a monkey up to tall shelves when all the order pickers were taken just to be faster.

[@lornadoell]

I walk dogs for a living and wear Vibram five finger shoes for the trails, but I thought I would wear my barefoot sandals for the drive back to town, and dropping the dogs at their homes. Not a good plan when a 120 pound dog steps on your foot and digs their nails into your skin. I'm usually lucky around animals. I could go out in the morning and feed my horses in bare feet, and used my Vibrams for riding without any mishaps, but I did break a metatarsal while picking manure in clogs, once.

[@mtdebh20]

I wore my flip flops after a dusting of snow and hurried down a grassy hill to get to my basement. Except my Sandal slipped and I ended up in a sort of hurdlers position in rapid order. At first I was worried about the pop in my left bent knee, which happened to be nothing. The long term issue was a tear in my outstretch hamstring that hampers me 15 year later. Not a big deal, but a reminder not to wear flip flops even in minimal snow🤷🏼‍♀️

[@kickstand11117]

Pro tip bro: merino wool socks like DarnTough. Been wearing year round (different thicknesses for different seasons of course) and they virtually NEVER stink bro. Matter of fact, I went on a trip and had to wear a pair for 4 days WITHOUT washing (for reasons) and they still NEVER smelled bad ….really. Caveat: I wore all natural leather footwear that entire time so that made a difference too. Anyway GO WOOL BRO! You won’t regret it I promise. None of this is to mention the insulating and breathing characteristics of Marino that are AMAZING. Peace ✌🏻

[@casp1nho]

Wish there was more to the main chapter than ‘you might step on a nail.’ Most modern shoes are not stopping an inch long nail. In fact, I can hardly think of any shoes with a sole thick enough to do that.

[@helena_augusta]

I always wear my xero prios... unless it's wet, snowy, icy and if there is a diesel spill in the fuel island.

[@ksmith2852]

I never understand the taking shoes off before entering a home. I have a doormat so people wipe off their shoes before coming in. I really don't like the smell of my own feet sometimes and I really don't want my carpet and rugs to smell like the dirty feet of others! And watching a person use their feet to "pet" or massage a dog will literally make me gag.

[@RB-kd2tq]

If you live in Asia or many countries in the world, wearing dirty shoes inside a home or temples is equivalent to wearing work gloves at the dinner table. Floor mats don’t remove dog poop from shoes and chemicals. Carpets collect all the nasty stuff from the dirty streets. I moved to Thailand 4 years ago, it took time but now I’m sold, my feet and legs feel 20 years younger 🤗

[@RB-kd2tq]

If you live in Asia or many countries in the world, wearing dirty shoes inside a home or temples is equivalent to wearing work gloves at the dinner table. Floor mats don’t remove dog poop from shoes and chemicals. Carpets collect all the nasty stuff from the dirty streets. I moved to Thailand 4 years ago, it took time but now I’m sold, my feet and legs feel 20 years younger 🤗

[@texasstardust6010]

.... I completely get this. I believe as we grow older our feet change... I used to always go barefoot inside my house , and it wasn't a requirement to take your shoes off.. but I usually did I like to wear socks even if I was not barefoot.... but I've noticed as I've gotten older I cannot do that, the flooring is too hard on me and I have to have on a good pair of shoes in the home because my feet just aren't comfortable without shoes... I need some kind of support on my feet, and for my legs. I also suffered a piriformis injury sometime back and it still flares up and if I am without support on my feet I can feel that and it is not comfortable. Even though I do the stretching and the exercises to help it. So I think people that criticize others for wearing shoes in the house they might not know that there's a reason for people doing that I don't expect people to take their shoes off in my house yes I have a doormat I have a rug at the entryway if you want to take your shoes off ,great. ... if not , I don't care.

[@GreenGardenGamer]

not a nail but a toothpick! I was in 4th grade walking bare foot in my house when my babysitter at the time had dropped some toothpicks for a project. I walked around the house later and the 1 that got missed went right into the dead center of my foot. I still get some phantom pains to this day some 16 years later.

[@wickedbird1538]

My doctor doesn’t care what I wear as long as I have arch support.

[@td9243]

Arch support ruin your arch. Wear barefoot shoes and let your feet actually use its muscles and get strong.

[@nickinge617]

@td9243 nailed it. I got plantar fasciitis and then a knee injury from wearing arch support devices. After my knee surgery, I slowly transitioned to zero drop/minimalist shores, while stretching and strengthening my feet, Achilles tendons, and calves, while wearing toe spacer socks at night. When my feet hurt during the process, I used a foot roller. Now, 8 months later, I wear Jim Green Barefoot African Ranger boots for working, Xero Mesa Trail 2 shoes casually, Xero Xcursion Fusion boots hunting, and Vibram FF Trek shoes in the gym. Even my father has recently commented on the size of my calves, and I am also seeing my arches come back. I just ordered a pair of the Luna Oso Flaco sandals this morning. Stay away from orthotics, and slowly train your body to work as it was designed to work, again.

[@banjar10997]

Changed to barefoot shoes recently, love them, but did not take the advice to go a bit cautiously at first. 10 days in, no probs, I started wearing an even thinner pair with zero cushioning, and walked further than usual on hard surface. Result: tendonitis. Own stupid fault. Am still convinced they are great, but advise all to turn head on before engaging walk mode ... Love yr vids, thanks for all the great exercises!😊

[@agoogleuser4356]

OK this isn't about barefoot sandals but about something in the neighborhood. Here we go, I love the cheapie flip flops. Heck, they are almost barefoot because they allow my foot to flex as needed. The key to the deadly is the thin straps. The more expensive flip flops with the (usually) thicker soles and (this is the key wider "ribbon" straps do not flex away from your foot in the same way. What happens is that you "can" land so that the sole bends away from your foot and twists your ankle and you fall. Like down in the direction of gravity. I have not yet fallen because of tai chi (Thanks Cheng Man-ch'ing and the apprentices and teachers who followed you.) but it came close enough (more than once) to signal the danger. I had a friend who fell to his death off a ladder and he loved the little flip-flops that I love. It hurts too much to speculate us forearmed. Thanks for reading this.

[@DJHotbuns]

My friend stepped on a nail sticking out of a downed picket fence in a yard and it went through her converse, sock and foot. When she fell the entire fence raised up off the ground and we pulled the fence to get the nail out of hwr shoe/foot. She had to drive that way to the ER

[@yeroca]

I ran into the same problem when wearing some lightweight (Keen) hiking shoes. The nail was plenty long enough to penetrate the shoe, and it was rusty. I hadn't had a tetanus shot for quite a while, so I decided to go to the hospital after reading some horror stories on the web about infections from nail punctures. The doctor looked at it, then, and I'm not joking, put a kid's style pokemon bandage on it and told me a I'm good to go. I think they charged me $800 because it was an emergency room visit. So yeah, if you are working around metal fasteners (screws and nails especially), wear shoes with some puncture protection.

[@apocalypse487]

It's cheaper to go to an urgent care. Fyi

[@Species710]

I loved moccasins until I got flat feet. I'll tell you what none of my doctors told me; Support your lower arch people.

[@Demon09-_-]

ive stepped on a nail once in life and it had no issue going threw thick padded running shoes. without them being in a board your pretty unlikely to have it go threw. But with your body weight 4mm vs 30mm doesnt make much of a difference when it has your body weight behind it

[@Nemo-yn1sp]

I have worn Birkenstocks exclusively, except for weedwacking and chainsawing for 20 years, snow, rain, everything. They fixed my plantar fasciitis issues for a long time. My feet are too flat for barefoot anything for long. Birks are thick, so nails don't make it into skin and I have fat wool thigh high Irish army socks for winter/cold/protection. The only injury was a stick that jammed under the nail of my big toe once.

[@irinkaaluk6501]

Thumbs up for Birkenstocks! I love them.

[@33Jenesis]

I saw women wearing very thin and pliable leather sandals in Venice Italy walking on hard stone paved streets. They looked so lovely. However I knew I couldn’t because my feet were not used to close contact for hours with hard surface. I did make effort to wear thin soled footwear since to get my feet tougher. Arch support is another issue regardless what kind of arch you have. Feet get really tired from arch being unsupported or collapsed.

[@papageorgio123123]

I was wearing normal shoes and this happened to me on a long industrial nail from an old sandbox when was around 5, it went through the shoe and all the way through my foot. Sometimes you just got to be careful.

[@jenniferloveday2013]

I was wearing Vibram Fivefingers at the park with my kids. They had recently mulched with wood chips under the playground equipment. Wouldn't you know one of those wood chips speared right through the sole of my shoe! It didn't pierce the skin but it sure hurt like it had.

[@Cal760]

Birkenstock has a great pair of steal cap boots that when the insole is out are zero drop, thin, flexible, vegan and ofc foot shaped

[@gertrudewelsh781]

We always take our shoes off in the house. Exceptions made for construction situation. We live in Toronto, Canada.

[@rodrigosouto9502]

When it comes to hiking maybe a minimal hiking shoe is better for most people. But if you are going to a very soft trail, say a small urban park for example, maybe sandals would do fine.

[@susanrowland4611]

I did this in a pair of crocs. I was in our garden, and some random nail went thru the sole. Good times!

[@nancyanderson6741]

I had an experience as a child with getting a rusty nail not in my foot but my hand ✋ when teeter tottering on a hand-made teeter totter. The person on the other end was heavier than I was and I had no idea I was on a board that had a rusty nail sticking out of it. So I was tilted up and slid down the board where I grabbed it where the nail was and let out a blood curdling scream. My mom came running to me and my grandma was visiting so they treated my wound and I had no bad effects. I can't remember if I had a tetanus shot then or not it was so long ago.

[@hazmania4794]

Teeter totters are just catapults for fat kids.

[@simonvance8054]

Good point and valid, but there’s risk in anything. I wear barefoot sandals a lot and am extra aware and careful of potential dangers. Some are thicker than others some are tougher than others. I know of people that run 100 mile trail ultramarathons in them too. To be they’re worth the risk but I wear shoes / work boots as well depending on what situation I’m in. Overall I’d much rather wear them than shoes wherever possible. Currently use the Luna Mono (11mm of rubber) which are great but will be getting their thicker models from now on.

[@patriciavarga4204]

I have a 95 year old doctor friend who has NEVER had a tetanus shot. Grew up on a farm and is doing extremely well. I’ll personally never have another one again.

[@miriambucholtz9315]

When I was around 12 years old, I stepped on a rusty nail. My father made my foot bleed and said "You don't need a tetanus shot. The way you never stop talking, Lockjaw is physically impossible ". I was lucky. I handle my own immunization schedules now.

[@ThePallidor]

Tetanus is a total sham. Get this: the reporting guidelines tell doctors to only report cases as "tetanus" if the patient says they aren't tenanus-vaccinated. If they are, they report it as something else. This simple trick of circular reasoning serves to prop up all sorts of medical nonsense...as anyone who lived through the past two years can see on perfect display.

[@ThePallidor]

Tetanus is a total sham. Get this: the reporting guidelines tell doctors to only report cases as "tetanus" if the patient says they aren't vaccinated. If they are, they report it as something else. This simple trick of circular reasoning serves to prop up all sorts of medical nonsense...as anyone who lived through the past two years can see on perfect display. Think about it: a medical myth so established has no available mechanism for correction, because all the data will merely appear to reaffirm the myth. This is how medical myths like rabies, syphilis, AIDS, etc. still are widely believed among the lay public.

[@patriciavarga4204]

@@ThePallidor I agree 100%

[@lauragagnon360]

Oh my friend. As someone who is always barefoot in my house, you have clearly never had a hot wheels truck pierce through your foot barefoot. I thought this was going to be much more damaging than it was!!!

[@ellenh278]

I laugh when in pain too, physical and sometimes even when stressed. The officer that took the report after my car was stolen was confused why I kept laughing. Same with the ER crew when I went in with a raging kidney stone.

[@jademarie156]

I used to wear flipflops a lot, and ballet shoes, and rarely sneakers. My feet started to get really bad sensations running on the top of my foot, especially after a jump i did in flip flips and running barefoot on cement. Was it my form or are my feet just no good for hard surface walking?

[@Demon09-_-]

it really depends some flipflops are not good bare foot shoes. and while ballet shoes may not do any support they still smash your feet. But if you were still overstriding and heavy heel stirking even when walking its quite possible that could cause an issue. counter to what alot of people learn when runing smaller strides are better when barefoot or minimalst shoes. but hard surfaces are also just harder on your feet. But they normally are good teachers of better form as heel striking bare foot on a hard surface hurts

[@jademarie156]

@@Demon09-_- thank you, that answered a lot!

[@Demon09-_-]

@@jademarie156 it's definitely worth adding foot stretching and strength work. And the barrier to entry is cheap got a golf ball or anything you can apply some pressure works good to roll out the bottom of the foot. The top of the foot pain after a bad landing or hard landing on a jump is likely some bruising or other damage to one of the many bones in the mid foot. It's hard to say for sure though by just guessing over the internet.

[@许美梅]

I was laughing hard while watching/listening to your story but I know I wouldn't laugh if it happens to me or witness it happen to anyone... 😊

[@hal9058]

I'm barefoot 98% of the time. Years ago I started in Five fingers, had Inov-8s for a short while for trail races (too narrow). Found Merrell barefoot (still wearing their Trail glove and Vapor Gloves) for trail ultras. Have an old pair Altra Superior 2 and their "The One" (I make my shoes last till they fall apart) wish Altras didn't move up to such thick soles, there for they aren't minimalist much anymore. I've added Xero Z-Trex as my daily out and abouts. These are seriously minimalist. + I've got a pair of their Prio shoe for places where sandals aren't welcome (weddings). Lastly I'm rocking a pair of Softstar Primal RunAmoc for my "dressier" engagements. My theme is wide toe box and zero drop thin soles (Merrells could be a lot wider couldn't you now Merrell?) To the point of the right shoes/foot protection; the 5-Fingers didn't provide sufficient toe protection for rough & wlld trails as a closed toe box, but are ok for groomed park trails. I do wear boots doing yard work and construction. So, ya gotta wear the right thing for the situation.

[@ProletariatPrince]

I bought my first pair of Birkenstocks a few years ago and Ive never looked back. Theyre practically the only shoe I wear now unless Im wearing no shoes.

[@hazmania4794]

I highly don’t recommend them (or any sandals) riding a bike either. At age 16, (back in the pre-padding your kid like the Michelin Man, ‘I don’t need no stinkin helmet’ days), I executed an impressive cartwheel on my bike, after my foot slipped off the pedal, into the spokes. Before completely severing two toes, I was fortunate to stop the momentum. With my head. The E.R. doctors were concerned, because, like yourself, I laugh at physical pain (or any other inappropriate times - I’m a riot at Wakes and funerals). But luckily, no dain bramage! Now I’m more safety conscious, and only ride my bike wearing Mexican pointy boots.

[@jojojo6708]

I wore XeroShoes Trea flex after I'd seen one of your videos way back. Unfortunately they didn't work for me and I truly gave them a fair shot. After a month or so they hurt my feet so much I thought my feet were adjusting, but after 2 months not only was I sure but I started getting calluses and corns (yuck). I had to ditch them. I'm an avid hiker. I'm using Palladium and an insert now and it's working great. My question to you is are my feet failing because I have to support them? I found a video That said you should be able to move your big toe side to side which supports your arch and balance. True? At first I couldn't move my toe side to side but now it's better. Sorry for the long story 🙄

[@pawingard]

walking barefoot in clearcut recently regrowing areas with himalayan blackberry spreading about. not as bad as a nail, but definitely uncomfortable pressed into sole of foot. Ouch!

[@bioemiliano]

To be fair this is a point for every thin soled footwear

[@lana7422]

Yes, yes, yes. I have stubbed and broken both my little toes when wearing minimalist sandals. At least, I did them in one at a time. Ow! Ow! Ow! One of them I did in by opening a closet door over the top of my foot. The other was on a shopping cart wheel when I was moving around to unload it.

[@Demon09-_-]

its defintely a learned thing shoes have pretty much made us foot blind tbh. overtime if you go barefoot and to some degree barefoot shoe you end up gaining some more awareness of your feet and toes in space. But its not an overnight kinda thing as most of us have had alot of our lifes in shoes that numbed our muscles and the need for awareness

[@albeklik8055]

Yes I experienced nail through my sandal It felt like something burning in the bottom of my feet

[@thefisherking78]

Hahahaha. Yeah, it's all about matching the clothing, shoes, and tools to the job

[@guppy0536]

Ran nail through tennis shoes and i mean a NAIL only thing saved me was im picky about shoes (thick soles and arch supports) still went in foot. Was going through someone's house caught fire. They was gutting it at time

[@elderlatin6215]

I stepped in a 3 1/4 inch penny nail twice that was sticking out of a 3/4 inch board leaving 2 1/2 inches exposed of the penny nail going in my boot that has 1 inch of rubber sole driving in leaving 1 1/2 inch go in my foot....I don't like the feeling but I kept working on my 16 hour shift I do construction I frame houses and I love my job... Your video was great but I do want to ask you maby you could have worn some boots for the job lol I wear shoes to workout boots for work and sandals to chill lol

[@markfox7764]

And don’t wear tall hats if you don’t like bumping into doors.

[@smackheadsgyro]

I've only worn flip flops and sliders for like 8 years now, didn't even own a pair of shoes til i had a funeral to go to, only worn em a few times now. I've never had a nail in my foot but I have definitely suffered other consequences. The skin on the side of my big toes and is rock solid and feels enlarged. My toe nails have become quite thick and hard to cut. They also grow weirdly because I've split and broken them so many times after accidentally kicking things. I also developed a growth in between my toes that I identified as some sort of athletes foot. But it didnt respond to any anti fungal treatment. It was swollen and raw and really hurt. Stayed for like 6 months. Eventually just randomly cleared up completely in the space of a few days for seemingly no reason. This is related because I likely developed it due to walking around outside in barefoot sliders a lot. I walk a lot at night in a cold country, walking through rain and puddles. Overall my feet feel great, though. And so does most of my body now thanks to this channel.

[@relax101mag]

You were just imagining the pain and a few squats and heel raises would have resolved the 'pain' in 3 to 5 weeks

[@annacoribioanna]

I have a bag of a ton of rusty nails I find on the street because they are good luck... so yeah! There are plenty of Rusty nails on city Streets! I find them quite often.... be careful...

[@galenwilliams9839]

I’ve had that happen with landscaping wood chips through even thicker than minimalist shoes. Maybe I’m more careful in my Xero sandals. I’ve never had wood pierce them.

[@titotan5298]

I usually learn things from your videos, except on this one 😂 However I enjoyed watching it while doing my daily 5 minutes Asian squat. Now I’ll put my barefoot sandals to go for a walk. No construction, I promise😊

[@JoelWalters]

One time I was hiking with some sandals, stepped between two sharp rocks, and my foot plunged down, after slipping quickly on lost footing. That was the most painful experience, having to hike a long 4 hour descent down the mountain with a skin-shaved, bleeding big toe.

[@deefee701]

Urgh, bleeding blisters also bad!

[@mariekarole1621]

Those are very bad when vacuuming or running around house doing chores. They did something to the sides of my foot by baby toe. It made my joints spread way too far flat.wide bunion

[@_oaktree_]

Every video on this site that's like "HERE'S WHY YOU SHOULDN'T WEAR BAREFOOT SHOES" ends up being "... here's why you should transition slowly to minimalist/barefoot shoes, also don't wear them when you need PPE-level shoes" like damn

[@stankittrell7384]

Not just barefoot sandals. I punctured my foot with a roofing nail while wearing crocs.

[@peadookie]

When I was younger, I wanted to get my girlfriend a nice cladagh ring I saw locally. I worked out a deal with the guy to help him load the wood from a barn onto a flatbed (he sold reclaimed barn wood for furniture). Long story short, I was in heavy boots up on the flat bed. It was the end of the day and I jumped off the flatbed after loading a board and…. Huuuuge nail straight through my foot. 0-10 do not recommend. I “feel” for you 😂

[@JohnMoseley]

A while back I got a par of Softstar Primal Runamocs with a 2mm Vibram sole, probably the thinnest sole you can get on any shoe. My first day walking around in them, I stepped on a metal spike attached to a bottle lid. It stuck in the sole but, to my amazement, didn't penetrate.

[@anniehosking2408]

Back in my teens I trod on a rusty nail while barefoot. It went straight into the centre of my heel.

[@MatthewŠlajchrt]

So in summary, stepping on sharp things is dangerous. I mean wow, next time somebody tells me that I should be careful with fire around gasoline I will be astonished and probably make a video of that… Have a nice day, mate

[@adorablegodzilla5628]

Vivos have a puncture-proof liner (I don't know about their sandals, though). This would have happened in almost any non-construction shoe.

[@kristoferkrus]

What, do you mean I shouldn't wear barefoot sandals instead of safety boots? Okay.

[@mononokehime3182]

Would be better to be barefoot than to have barefoot sandals in a case like that. Without sandals you can feel the sharpness of the nail and lift your foot before it pierces through the skin, assuming you're not stomping the ground like an elephant. Edit: also what's wrong with people coming inside with their shoes on. That's horrendously disgusting. You're bringing dog poop inside your house willingly, on the floor, where your food falls, your baby crawls and your wife practices yoga. And I'm white.

[@donmills2647]

I have stepped on nails with normal shoes twice, the second one just enough to pierce the skin and make a small blood spot on my sock. One of my pairs of water shoes has the vent centered a little behind the ball of the foot. On one of my runs one corner on the side of the road had fresh gravel, the small stuff, and one of the smaller shards of gravel poked up through the vent in the shoe, not enough to break the skin, but I think that actually hurt more than the second nail through my shoe.

[@edwinmondragon3762]

This is what keeps me in regular boots at work. Sadly

[@ejdoc1]

Really? You are advising people to not wear barefoot shoes at all, because he decided to unwisely wear them in the room full of nails on the floor. Kudos, you got me with the clock bait

[@rainbowconnected]

I can attest that barefoot sandals are also not a good choice around cows. Especially not ones who have yet to realize that them trying to play with you like they're giant puppy dogs is terrifying and hazardous to those around them. No serious harm, just a slightly stepped on foot, but could've been bad. Same goes for goats who are excited about food you're carrying. I do wear my Lems Boulder Boots whilst working around moderate levels of perilous objects like nails or scary metal. I think I'm less likely to hurt myself when I can be aware of the ground under me and move without pain. Wearing clunky boots, I hurt so much and feel so disconnected from my movement, I think I'd be more liable to injure myself in one way or another.

[@DEBz3321]

So I hate shoes and love barefoot and I am the one who finds a shard of glass that broke three months ago on the floor that has been cleaned 70+ times. Also have stepped on my fair share of nails in my life at least one every two years. Which is sad and still I refuse to wear shoes all the time. Not even the barefoot kind at home.

[@Red5rainbow]

isn’t that a problem with any barefoot shoes not just sandals?

[@NellfromPR]

I don't wear barefoot sandals because I have plantar fascitis.

[@mrcrackerist]

This is not a isolated thing to barefoot sandals, I can tell you that a nail in a normal shoe also hurts...

[@victorzetterberg2271]

Why target barefoot sandals? I would say this applies to barefoot shoes as well.

[@ladyskye3179]

Proper shoes for the right job.

[@tjs1189]

My sandals are thicker than mostly all of my typical shoes (vibrams, vivos, etc) and I wear the thinnest Lunas available. So when appropriate, I wear boots haha.

[@MrJBest78]

What’s just as painful to step on is beer bottle caps fallen on the floor!😬😬😬

[@lukasbambuch4811]

I had nails pierce normal shoes and boots and avoided them piercing my foot by pure luck so this seems kinda irrelevant to me

[@fuge511]

Dam I thought this video was gonna be serious about something wrong about minimal shoes 🙄😂😂😂. But yes, thank you for the reminder about being careful about nails!

[@edwardzachary1426]

I'm looking at the feel-good work boots for work because I wear work boots more than anything else but does anyone know how strong the soles are? We need barefoot boots made by those indestructible shoes guys

[@edwardzachary1426]

Sorry feel grounds is the brand